We here at The Magazine were actually beginning to have a freak attack when Twitter told us that Bill Nye the Science Guy was dead!
Of course, our team began quietly preparing a candlelight vigil, reflecting on the fact that there’s more heat in a large ice sculpture than a small flame from a candle. This is because the ice sculpture has more molecules, and every molecule contains heat (one of the many tidbits that Mr. Nye has taught us). But as it turns out, Bill Nye is actually still alive! Thank goodness, we assume he’s the only one to have ever made science fun.
Apparently, Bill Nye’s fake death is a reoccurring thing. Back in 2003, THE ONION reported Nye’s death in their classic satirical fashion, saying he was killed in a baking soda explosion.
Nye hasn’t commented, but it’s been confirmed that the 55 year old beloved bow-tie scientist is in fact alive and well.
In honor of his life – not death – we’ve refreshed his webpage 5 times to get what (we assume) are his best “Did You Know That” facts ever:
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
“Each of your eyes has a small lens, just like a camera lens, that bends and focuses light?”
“Fish in very cold waters have special “anti-freeze” chemicals in their bodies?”
“Your probability of being struck by lightning is 0.01%?”
“People hiking in the Alps in 1991 found the frozen body of a man who lived 5,000 years ago?”
“Plants in the desert evolved pointy spines as protection from animals?”
NOW YOU KNOW.